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LIVE THREAD - New Zealand General Election
September 17, 2005 | Heatseeker

Posted on 09/17/2005 12:39:52 AM PDT by Heatseeker

Thought I would start a thread on the New Zealand general election - returns starting to come in now.

Non-NZ FReepers can try the live streams of Channel One News, http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_minisite_index_skin/news_election_2005_group

or 3 News, http://www.tv3.co.nz/listings/index.cfm


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2005election; generalelection; helenclark; kiwi; nationalparty; newzealand; nzelection
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To: BigSkyFreeper

Yeah it's breaking up for me too now. We have got spoiled. ;)


21 posted on 09/17/2005 1:27:07 AM PDT by Heatseeker ("I sort of like liberals now. They’re kind of cute when they’re shivering and afraid." - Ann Coulter)
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To: BigSkyFreeper

15% -- and it looks like Hulun's had the duck!

Way to go, Kiwis!


22 posted on 09/17/2005 1:28:21 AM PDT by Kiss Me Hardy
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To: All

14.9% in and the Nat lead holds.


23 posted on 09/17/2005 1:28:51 AM PDT by Heatseeker ("I sort of like liberals now. They’re kind of cute when they’re shivering and afraid." - Ann Coulter)
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To: Heatseeker

The audio stream is holding up quite well, with intermittent gaps of buffering and "clicks" of dropped audio.


24 posted on 09/17/2005 1:28:58 AM PDT by BigSkyFreeper (Liberalism is a form of insanity)
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To: BigSkyFreeper

Yeah it only drops out on me when they give new numbers. :(


25 posted on 09/17/2005 1:31:22 AM PDT by Heatseeker ("I sort of like liberals now. They’re kind of cute when they’re shivering and afraid." - Ann Coulter)
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To: Fred Nerks
However, he says at this stage he would not want to call it and the election is still in the balance.

I agree, at this stage (with 5% of the vote counted), despite the gap between the National Party and Labour, it's "too close". I'm guessing the early returns are from the metro areas. (much like our returns here in the States)

26 posted on 09/17/2005 1:31:47 AM PDT by BigSkyFreeper (Liberalism is a form of insanity)
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To: Heatseeker

Thanks for starting the thread!

I have the TV One stream on right now; it's working fairly well.

For updated numbers on a webpage, refresh
http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/partystatus.html


27 posted on 09/17/2005 1:32:47 AM PDT by Lonely Bull
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To: Heatseeker

Yeah me too, but when they're talking about "what's on the dinner menu at Labour HQ" it's clean and clear. LOL!


28 posted on 09/17/2005 1:32:51 AM PDT by BigSkyFreeper (Liberalism is a form of insanity)
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To: NZerFromHK

ACT Party (right-leaning) doing well.


29 posted on 09/17/2005 1:32:58 AM PDT by Heatseeker ("I sort of like liberals now. They’re kind of cute when they’re shivering and afraid." - Ann Coulter)
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To: NZerFromHK

It may be a positive sign for National to be in the lead this early with a wide margin, given the global climate. (read: War On Terror).


30 posted on 09/17/2005 1:36:28 AM PDT by BigSkyFreeper (Liberalism is a form of insanity)
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To: Lonely Bull
Many thanks! Just what I was hunting around for, a good fast-refreshing text summary, should have thought to try the official site.
31 posted on 09/17/2005 1:37:49 AM PDT by Heatseeker ("I sort of like liberals now. They’re kind of cute when they’re shivering and afraid." - Ann Coulter)
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To: Heatseeker

Cool! Thanks for that link to Xtra MSN. The map there is similar to what BBC did during the Parliamentary elections earlier this year.


32 posted on 09/17/2005 1:39:07 AM PDT by BigSkyFreeper (Liberalism is a form of insanity)
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To: BigSkyFreeper
Yeah it is but be advised, Lonely Bull's link to the NZ Official Election body's web site tally sheet provides more info.
33 posted on 09/17/2005 1:41:19 AM PDT by Heatseeker ("I sort of like liberals now. They’re kind of cute when they’re shivering and afraid." - Ann Coulter)
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To: Heatseeker

I should've added that there are links to other content on this site.

Top page:
http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/index.html

Overall look at electorates in a single table:
http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electoratestatus.html

Index to individual electorates:
http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electorateindex.html


34 posted on 09/17/2005 1:43:22 AM PDT by Lonely Bull
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To: Heatseeker

Yeah, the Xtra MSN site has a disclaimer saying "These Are Unofficial Results. Consult the Chief Electoral Office for official results."


35 posted on 09/17/2005 1:45:44 AM PDT by BigSkyFreeper (Liberalism is a form of insanity)
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To: BigSkyFreeper

RNZ breaking up badly now. Must be really swamped down there.


36 posted on 09/17/2005 1:51:27 AM PDT by Heatseeker ("I sort of like liberals now. They’re kind of cute when they’re shivering and afraid." - Ann Coulter)
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To: Heatseeker

Lost the RNZ feed a couple minutes ago. It's stuck at 99% buffering and not receiving any stream.


37 posted on 09/17/2005 1:52:43 AM PDT by BigSkyFreeper (Liberalism is a form of insanity)
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To: Heatseeker

If all goes to plan, there will be a good indication of the shape of the next government before midnight tonight.

Chief Electoral Officer David Henry is expecting a huge voter turnout today, based on the large number of advance votes already cast.

He says there are 2,700 polling places across the country, manned by about 16,000 officials.

The northernmost booth is at Te Hapua School, about 20 kilometres from Cape Reinga, and the southernmost is at Halfmoon Bay School on Stewart Island.

David Henry says in the smaller country polling stations there might be only two officials, but in the bigger city ones there could be about 20.

He says a preliminary count will begin once the polling stations close at seven o'clock tonight.

He expects to have half the polling places reported in by ten o'clock this evening and the rest by 11.30.

David Henry says results will start coming through about seven o'clock and he hopes to have all the advance votes counted by 8.30.

The results are phoned through to the approximately 60 returning officers, and they are put straight into a computer system.

He says they will be displayed at the Electoral Office headquarters and will also go directly to the media and onto the Internet.

Mr Henry says there are two counts, tonight's preliminary tally and the official count after election day.


38 posted on 09/17/2005 1:58:09 AM PDT by BigSkyFreeper (Liberalism is a form of insanity)
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To: Heatseeker

Can you point those of us not terribly familiar with NZ politics/parties to one or more web pages that can serve as a primer?
Thanks bunches


39 posted on 09/17/2005 1:59:33 AM PDT by Uriah_lost
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